Cerence (CRNC) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026)
Cerence (CRNC) posted FCF Margin of 28.19% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 2.40 percentage points from 25.79% a year earlier and up 6.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cerence (CRNC) FCF Margin (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, FCF Margin at Cerence was 25.41%, up 8.44 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 18.59%, up 14.91 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.81 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Cerence's FCF Margin was 3.68% in FY2024 (+2.87 pp), 0.81% in FY2023 (+6.78 pp), -5.97% in FY2022 (-22.07 pp) and 16.10% in FY2021 (+8.31 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -15.76% in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of 30.98% in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with a gain of 32.88 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a drop of 33.43 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 21.23% (Q2 2026), 30.98% (Q1 2026) and 16.08% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 27.59% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 47.15% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.42% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 27.28% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -0.11% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 28.94% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 47.16% |
| 10 | Cerence | 352.47 Mn | 346.49 Mn | 52.91 Mn | 28.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -15.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.55% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.35% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -13.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19.71% |
Cerence FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CRNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CRNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();